Maintenance vs Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode (October 2026)
Updated October 22, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works
Both rank in the WordPress.org Coming Soon Plugins top 10: Maintenance at #2 and Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode at #11. Maintenance leads on 4 of the 6 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
Maintenance
Great looking maintenance, coming soon & under construction pages. Put your site under maintenance in minutes.
Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode
Under Construction is a simple plugin for setting up Under Construction, Coming Soon and Maintenance Mode using WordPress Customizer.
Who leads on what
Maintenance leads on 4 of the 6 measures we track.
Maintenance ranks higher on WordPress.org: #2 against #11 in Coming Soon Plugins.
Maintenance has more users: 1 million+ active installs against 10,000+.
Not enough reviews to compare ratings fairly: Maintenance has 866, Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode has 46. We compare ratings only above 50 reviews each.
Maintenance has more reviews behind its score: 866 against 46.
Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode was updated more recently, on October 19, 2026; Maintenance on August 16, 2026.
Maintenance was downloaded more in the last 30 days: 112,331 times against 7,538.
Which one to pick
Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.
Maintenance
Pick Maintenance if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them, you want the plugin more sites already run, you want the score backed by more reviews or you want the one being installed faster right now.
Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode
Pick Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode if you want the one shipping releases most recently.
Maintenance vs Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode side by side
| Maintenance | Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode | |
|---|---|---|
| Coming Soon Plugins ranking | #2 | #11 |
| Rating | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| Reviews | 866 | 46 |
| Active installs | 1 million+ | 10,000+ |
| Total downloads | 19,273,299 | 253,048 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 112,331 | 7,538 |
| Last updated | Aug 16, 2026 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| First published | May 31, 2012 | Feb 25, 2017 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.1.3 | 7.1.3 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | 7.4 |
| Pricing | Free on WordPress.org | Free + paid version |
Downloads per day, last 48 days
Maintenance ratings
Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode ratings
How we compare these two
Every figure here is pulled from the WordPress.org plugin API every day at 03:00 UTC, for both plugins in the same run, so the two are always read on the same day. We compare only what the directory reports: active installs, the rating and how many reviews stand behind it, the last release date and, once we have a month of history, downloads over the last 30 days. Ratings are only called a win above 50 reviews each, because a handful of five-star reviews is not evidence. Nothing is weighted into an overall score, no measure is worth more than another, and neither Maintenance nor Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Coming Soon Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Maintenance vs Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode: common questions
Is Maintenance better than Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode?
Maintenance leads on 4 of the 6 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Maintenance ranks higher on WordPress.org: #2 against #11 in Coming Soon Plugins.
Which has more users, Maintenance or Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode?
Maintenance ranks higher on WordPress.org: #2 against #11 in Coming Soon Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Maintenance or Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode?
Maintenance has more users: 1 million+ active installs against 10,000+.
Are Maintenance and Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Maintenance may also sell a paid version or add-ons. Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode is listed as commercial, so a paid version or add-ons exist.
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